Rep. Newman Announces Passage of Bill to Designate NASA Day of Remembrance

COLUMBUS—The Ohio House of Representatives today passed legislation to designate the fourth Thursday of January as NASA Day of Remembrance, announced State Representative Johnathan Newman (R-Troy). 

House Bill 293 aims to provide Ohioans an annual opportunity to honor the lives lost in pursuit of space exploration and scientific discovery, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. 

“The men and women of NASA are all national heroes but especially those who whose very lives were given in the effort of space exploration, national heroes and heroes of humanity,” said Newman. “We should honor them and ensure that our children grow up admiring those whose lives are worthy to be imitated.”

Ohio is known as the birthplace of aviation and ranks fourth in the nation for producing astronauts, with 26 calling the state home.

The legislation now moves to the Ohio Senate for consideration.